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#Linux 7.1-rc3, 7.0.6 and 6.18.29 are out with a fix for the second half of the #DirtyFrag vulnerability:
* https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/aa54b1d27fe0c2b78e664a34fd0fdf7cd1960d71
* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-7.0.y&id=d45179f8795222ce858770dc619abe51f9d24411
* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-6.18.y&id=3eae0f4f9f7206a4801efa5e0235c25bbd5a412cThing is: it seems that the fix might have some problems, so a fix for the fix is in the works:
* https://lore.kernel.org/all/2026051008[email protected]/t/#u
* https://lore.kernel.org/all/agDTmXM2wXnJflYc@v4bel/ -
#Linux 7.1-rc3 is out:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgC[email protected]/
Linus writes: ""[…] this [rc] answers the "is 7.1 continuing the larger size pattern that we saw with 7.0?" question, and the answer is yes: that wasn't a fluke brought on by a .0 release - it simply seems to be the new normal.""
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Quick reminder in light of the recent #LinuxKernel vulnerabilities:
In case you want to protect yourself against vulnerabilities in #Linux #Kernel modules you don't need, disable module loading completely by running:
echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/modules_disabled
Of course you want to load all modules you need before running that command, as otherwise you will have to reboot to load them. 😄
More details on this:
* https://dfir.ch/posts/today_i_learned_lkm_kernel.modules_disabled/
* https://linux-audit.com/kernel/increase-kernel-integrity-with-disabled-linux-kernel-modules-loading/
* https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2020/1/1577462303523965 [German] -
Highlights from the main #PowerManagement merge for #Linux 7.0:
""By the number of commits, cpufreq is the leading party (again) and the most visible change there is the removal of the omap-cpufreq driver that has not been used for a long time (good riddance). There are also quite a few changes in the cppc_cpufreq driver, mostly related to fixing its frequency invariance engine in the case […]
Next up is cpuidle and the changes there are dominated by intel_idle driver updates, mostly related to the new command line facility allowing users to adjust the list of C-states used by the driver. […]
The most significant update related to system suspend and hibernation is the one to stop freezing the PM runtime workqueue during system PM transitions which allows some deadlocks to be avoided. […]
[…]and there are assorted cleanups, documentation fixes, and some cpupower utility improvements. […]""
https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9b1b3dcd28c271fc8c4a87e81860f3a34b6d29b7
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@thelinuxcast this post from https://who-t.blogspot.com/2016/01/xorg-project-vs-xorg-foundation.html is old, but explain the different things that X.org can mean (the foundation, the project) and how they relate to #Wayland (and other things around GPU drivers).
Maybe @whot should re-publish it yearly. 😄
Sadly the post does not mention that #Xorg (without a Dot after the X!) is something different (it's the older and once widespread of two popular X-Servers the X.org project publishes these days; the other one is #Xwayland).